29 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-12-01 | A | Vanderbilt | W | 82 | 74 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |||||||
| 1970-12-05 | H | Florida | W | 105 | 87 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 11,753 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1970-12-09 | H | Dayton | 20 | W | 72 | 70 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 11,050 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1970-12-12 | A | Alabama | 20 | L | 82 | 91 | 3-1 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 1970-12-19 | H | San Francisco State | W | 94 | 59 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 7,239 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1970-12-21 | H | 8 | Kansas | W | 87 | 75 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 9,082 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1970-12-28 | H | Bellarmine | 17 | W | 102 | 76 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 7,082 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1970-12-30 | A | Southern Methodist | 17 | W | 97 | 85 | 7-1 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 1971-01-02 | A | Tulsa | 17 | W | 86 | 74 | 8-1 | 1-0 | Tulsa | OK | Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion | |||
| 1971-01-04 | H | Georgetown College | 13 | W | 115 | 76 | 9-1 | 1-0 | 6,075 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1971-01-07 | A | North Texas State | 13 | W | 90 | 72 | 10-1 | 2-0 | ||||||
| 1971-01-09 | A | Memphis | 13 | L | 75 | 78 | 10-2 | 2-1 | ||||||
| 1971-01-13 | A | Dayton | 16 | W | 73 | 68 | 11-2 | 2-1 | ||||||
| 1971-01-16 | A | Bradley | 16 | L | 74 | 78 | 11-3 | 2-2 | ||||||
| 1971-01-20 | H | Cincinnati | W | 85 | 72 | 12-3 | 2-2 | 10,799 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1971-01-23 | A | Drake | L | 78 | 81 | 12-4 | 2-3 | Des Moines | IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| 1971-01-27 | H | Saint Louis | W | 90 | 76 | 13-4 | 3-3 | 8,394 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1971-01-30 | H | Bradley | W | 86 | 75 | 14-4 | 4-3 | 11,792 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1971-02-03 | H | Tulsa | W | 98 | 85 | 15-4 | 5-3 | 9,358 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1971-02-11 | A | Wichita State | W | 94 | 85 | 16-4 | 6-3 | |||||||
| 1971-02-17 | H | Drake | 19 | W | 94 | 52 | 17-4 | 7-3 | 14,612 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1971-02-20 | H | Wichita State | 19 | W | 98 | 97 | 18-4 | 8-3 | 11,363 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1971-02-24 | A | Cincinnati | 15 | L | 78 | 79 | 18-5 | 8-3 | ||||||
| 1971-02-27 | H | North Texas State | 15 | L | 73 | 79 | 18-6 | 8-4 | 11,086 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1971-03-04 | A | Saint Louis | L | 60 | 73 | 18-7 | 8-5 | |||||||
| 1971-03-06 | H | Memphis | W | 102 | 73 | 19-7 | 9-5 | 7,532 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1971-03-11 | N | Saint Louis | W | 68 | 66 | 20-7 | 9-5 | Peoria | IL | 1971 MVC Playoff | ||||
| 1971-03-13 | N | Drake | L | 71 | 86 | 20-8 | 9-5 | Peoria | IL | 1971 MVC Playoff | ||||
| 1971-03-20 | N | Providence | L | 58 | 64 | 20-9 | 9-5 | New York | NY | Madison Square Garden IV | 1971 NIT |